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TI-2016-08577 Aliases CVE-2016-10535GHSA-hjhr-r3gq-qvp6

Cryptographic flaw in HackerOne csrf-lite node module

Priority LOW 29CWE-208Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-208.

Summary

csrf-lite is a cross-site request forgery protection library for framework-less node sites. csrf-lite uses `===`, a fail first string comparison, instead of a time constant string comparison This enables an attacker to guess the secret in no more than (16*18)288 guesses, instead of the 16^18 guesses required were the timing attack not present.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01281 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed csrf-lite (npm): 0.1.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HackerOnecsrf-lite node moduleup to 0.1.1—No fix listedCNA
—csrf-lite (npm)before 0.1.20.1.2Patch availableGHSA-hjhr-r3gq-qvp6
  • csrf-lite node module VendorHackerOne Affected up to 0.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • csrf-lite (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.1.2 Fixed in 0.1.2 Patch available GHSA-hjhr-r3gq-qvp6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:csrf-lite_project:csrf-lite:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*up to 0.1.1VulnerableCsrf-lite Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:csrf-lite_project:csrf-lite:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·Csrf-lite Project

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-hjhr-r3gq-qvp6 csrf-lite (npm) Fixed in 0.1.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10535
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjhr-r3gq-qvp6

References

Advisory 4

Other 1

Sources

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